Govt must have clear policy if Taliban talks fail: Farooq Sattar

KARACHI: Dr. Farooq Sattar, senior leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), said that the federal government of Pakistan should have a comprehensive policy if the peace talks with Taliban fail, ARY News reports on Sunday.

Addressing a seminar here in Karachi, Dr. Farooq Sattar said that the government is not taking any political party into confidence on the peace talks with Taliban. He further said that holding talks with the militants is just an option for peace.

"The federal government should have a comprehensive policy on what they will do if the peace talks fail", he said.

Speaking on MQM's inclusion in Sindh Government, Dr. Farooq Sattar stated that joining the provincial government is not the issue. He added that the working relation between MQM and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) should be improved. "We will solve the problems of the people together", Sattar said.

Dr. Farooq Sattar, while commenting on the Musharraf Treason Case, said that the issue should be solved in the interest of the nation.